Burlington Vermont 1875 June 8th 1875 Buns 1 ½ cups milk warmed ½ cup sugar ½ cup yeast stir in flour and rise over night Add ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup butter ¼ cup currants mould & rice E.D.S. I am not certain that the word is mould, but I don’t know what else it […]
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Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 May 2nd 1912 Corn Bread Bess 1 ½ cups corn meal 1 ½ cups white flour 1 ½ cups sweet milk ½ cup lard A little salt 2 small eggs 3 teaspoonsful baking powder 1 cup sugar In a book from Wallingford CT dates in the 1800’s I think the date on […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 May 1st 1875 Fruit Cake ½ cup molasses 1 cup sugar 5 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 5 cups flour 1 pint raisins 1 cup sweet milk 1 large cup currants Piece citron steam 3 hours dry in oven All kinds spice This makes 2 loaves. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR As an ongoing […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 April 2nd 1912 Grape-Nut Pudding Pour 1 cup of boiling water over ½ cup grape-nuts, let cool. ½ cup raisins or dates ½ cup sugar ½ tbls. Butter ½ cup nuts 2 eggs separated 1 tsp. cinnamon Mix all, fold in egg whites last. Bake ¾ hr. Serve with whipped-cream. Nut Brittle […]
Yesterday I posted a Victoria Cake in the calendar section for the day March 22nd 1885; these cakes celebrated the Queen of England, Victoria, who up to that time was the longest Reigning Monarch in England. (Next to Queen Elizabeth) Of course now, the currant Queen Elizabeth has outdone her by several years. The Victoria […]
Avondale Pennsylvania 1912 February 28th 1912 Hermits 1 ½ cups of brown sugar ½ cup butter 2 eggs 3 tablespoon sour milk 1 tablespoon soda 1 cup currants 1 cup raisins ¾ nuts 3 cups flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon and a little nutmeg. Drop on greased pan. Bake in Moderate oven. DAILY RECIPES BY CALENDAR […]
Burlington Vermont 1875 January 9th 1875 PEACH CORDIAL Make a rich syrup of one quart of peach juice and one pound of white sugar; when cold add half a pint of the best brandy; for a drink dilute with water the same as any fruit shrub. Avondale Pennsylvania January 9th 1912 PORK CAKE 1 lb. […]